1850s Gear

I volunteer at Fort Nisqually as a living history interpreter. The time period for the Fort is 1855. So this last year I’ve been working on putting together 1850s clothing. This dress is the first one that I made. It is a gathered front dress made from a 1825 roller print reproduction fabric.

I also made a quilted hood. I started working at the Fort in January and I knew I wanted something to keep warm with. It is made of brown canvas and pink cotton print. I had stitched the quilting on the top.